tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81206897364380827422018-12-14T19:47:19.781-08:00MyGunDiary.com - Gun BlogJust your every day, average gun enthusiast. The First and Second Amendment live here.Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.comBlogger530125blogspot/eogdfhttps://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-58853604343326979622018-12-14T19:47:00.001-08:002018-12-14T19:47:19.719-08:00Girls with Guns - Winter 2018
Happy Holidays, here you go...
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/-3syUgsRPWw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com0http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2018/12/girls-with-guns-winter-2018.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-38421673325571246722018-03-24T14:16:00.001-07:002018-03-24T14:16:15.088-07:00Camp Blanding Military Museum - Starke, Florida
http://www.campblanding-museum.org/
My affinity for military museums is no secret, so when I was sent to Camp Blanding, Florida on official duty recently, I made sure to set aside a little time to check out the Camp Blanding Museum. Camp Blanding was a major training center for the Army during World War II and is now a Florida National Guard and Reserve training base.
By most <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/VSa7aIKpp9k" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com0http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2018/03/camp-blanding-military-museum-starke.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-12156850622461132742018-01-27T07:55:00.001-08:002018-01-27T07:55:20.733-08:00All I have to say is... Girls with Guns
I am fully aware that I have not authored a blog post of substance in quite some time. It might be writers block. However, posting a Girls with Guns blog post requires no brain power, I just have to push a few buttons... so here we go and I hope I can break through this writers block soon.
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/RO1ukfpt_fg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com0http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2018/01/all-i-have-to-say-is-girls-with-guns.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-72920475604045341782017-11-23T09:39:00.001-08:002017-11-23T09:39:27.169-08:00Celebrating Thanksgiving and Freedom the Best Way I Know How, Girls with Guns!
Happy Thanksgiving 2017 America!
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/-0-UJ4t5xBg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com0http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2017/11/celebrating-thanksgiving-and-freedom.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-46168257593091467242017-10-04T20:44:00.002-07:002017-10-05T14:49:53.254-07:00"Lock and Load Em" Ladies! Women's Shooting Classes in Olympia, Washington
Watch the video here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ly2e0_6wl4
I had a few days of "use or lose" leave that I had to take before October 1st and opted to pay a visit to my dear friends in and around the Tacoma, Washington area. I lived there from 2009 to 2013 and miss it quite a bit. Aside from visiting my friends, I had a secondary motive for making the trip from El Paso to Sea-Tac <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/V_75FO0EC98" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com0http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2017/10/lock-and-load-em-ladies-womens-shooting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-91149453041849802112017-09-09T09:05:00.002-07:002017-09-09T09:05:48.870-07:00Girls with Guns, End of Summer Edition
Well, another marvelous summer has come to an end. It has been extremely eventful hasn't it? Hurricanes, alt-right and alt-left protests, North Korean nukes, etc. Let's just relax and enjoy some sexy Girls with Guns and everything will be alright!
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/Hbo0X-VWd_I" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com0http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2017/09/girls-with-guns-end-of-summer-edition.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-4191988103585190042017-08-16T09:46:00.002-07:002017-08-16T11:30:59.960-07:00My Thoughts on Charlottesville, Racism and Bigotry
I've always stayed away from politics on my blog. I've always wanted to highlight the positive, fun aspects of shooting sports and firearms collecting. However, now it just seems like things are getting too out of hand to not use this modest soapbox called My Gun Diary to try and change some minds and open some eyes about the events which have been unfolding over the past few years, not just in <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/i_8j3jbkSOE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com2http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2017/08/my-thoughts-on-charlottesville-racism.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-37669074719735459342017-08-10T17:19:00.001-07:002017-08-10T17:19:55.568-07:00Squirrel vs .50 BMG Preview (Straight Shooting Spinner Target Test)<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/rqw6vfG-R14" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com0http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2017/08/squirrel-vs-50-bmg-preview-straight.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-61478666282853924792017-07-14T10:07:00.002-07:002017-07-14T10:07:54.777-07:00Girls with Guns - Summer Edition
It's time for another girls with guns post, just in time for summer.
What's not to love about the two best things in the world? Girls and Guns!
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/4Lau1eqgm-E" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com0http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2017/07/girls-with-guns-summer-edition.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-78975755070656147692017-07-09T13:14:00.000-07:002017-07-09T13:26:46.181-07:00Shooting the .470 Nitro Express with a Pricey Searcy Double Barrel Hunting Rifle
Watch the video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaSBHtJXxoI
The only word that accurately describes the .470 Nitro Express cartridge is "MASSIVE". It's a round made for big game hunting, the biggest game. I'm talking Rhino's and Elephants, that sort of thing. So when J. Scott Drake of Drake Fine Sporting Arms of El Paso called me up asking if I wanted to make a video of him test firing one<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/YTgLTe1mdro" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com1http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2017/07/shooting-470-nitro-express-with-18k.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-4240884890376490122017-04-13T22:48:00.002-07:002017-04-13T22:48:37.338-07:00Is it Ethical to Shoot Tannerite Easter Bunnies Around Easter? Sure, Sounds Like Fun!
Nick and I are scheduled to go shooting this Sunday morning, he wants to put some rounds through his newly acquired USP .45 ACP and we have both been itching for any excuse to fire off some rounds at the range. That being said, I came across a Facebook post from Dragonman in which he was promoting his upcoming, annual Easter Bunny Shoot which is a fun shooting event that features tannerite <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/yo0nZ4GoGDg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com0http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2017/04/is-it-ethical-to-shoot-tannerite-easter.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-26244777695012797002017-03-27T09:35:00.000-07:002017-03-27T09:35:00.905-07:00Spring Time is the Time for Girls with Guns
"We surround ourselves with the things we love" - Felix Mena
The birds are singing and busying themselves with building their nests. Meanwhile, we celebrate the coming of spring with the things we love best... Girls and Guns!
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/Kl4zenPM_q8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com0http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2017/03/spring-time-is-time-for-girls-with-guns.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-35072627494457367582017-03-20T23:03:00.001-07:002017-03-21T06:03:24.466-07:00The Curious Case of the Skyrocketing Mosin Nagant Prices
Relatively speaking, I haven’t been collecting and shooting
firearms for that long, only around 9 or 10 years as of today. My first firearm,
a Christmas gift from a former employer, was a Bushmaster ORC AR15 (nice gift
eh?). I soon followed that up with my first handgun, a Smith and Wesson M and P
9mm, these are typical firearms for a newcomer to the wonderful world of gun
ownership. But, it <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/ZI6W9g0-2NE" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com8http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2017/03/the-curious-case-of-skyrocketing-mosin.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-5605645152730722142017-03-19T20:36:00.000-07:002017-03-19T20:36:00.299-07:00Video - Smith and Wesson M&P 2.0 vs Original M&P
It was a beautiful spring day at the Fort Bliss Rod and Gun Club. The warm weather and clear blue skies provided the perfect setting for testing out two awesome pistols; the Smith and Wesson M&amp;P and the all-new Smith and Wesson M&amp;P 2.0!
Enjoy the video, be sure to leave a comment and subscribe to my channel!
Original Smith and Wesson M&amp;P in 9mm. Pictured with a Hogue rubber over <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/E1A7I4PAvQg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com0http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2017/03/video-smith-and-wesson-m-20-vs-original.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-52825976595074732952017-03-14T20:37:00.001-07:002017-03-14T20:37:09.699-07:00Video - Mosin Nagant 91/30 Sniper Rifle vs. Iron Sights at the Zero Range
I've been waiting for 4 years to shoot my Mosin Nagant sniper rifle. How accurate was it? Have a look for yourself! And how do the groups match up at 25, 50 and 100 yards versus iron sights?
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/RcJAc6UaZ50" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com0http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2017/03/video-mosin-nagant-9130-sniper-rifle-vs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-58644508654766960272017-03-06T19:10:00.001-08:002017-03-06T19:10:13.709-08:00Girls with Guns - March 2017
It's been a while since my last "Girls with Guns" photo gallery update. I guess that's because I've been adding actual blog posts about actual gun related activities. Haha. All the same, "Girls with Guns" has been a staple of this blog and it's not going away anytime soon. Why? Because this blog is all about celebrating the First and Second Amendment. And with that, let's celebrate the things we<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/soAH_hOAt3g" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com0http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2017/03/girls-with-guns-march-2017.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-5113437638073222972017-03-04T16:27:00.000-08:002017-03-04T16:27:27.993-08:00Another Gun Show, Another Mauser
There's a lot I enjoy about attending gun shows, there were two local shows in the past two weeks, have I had my fill? Not even close. Have I spent WAY more money than I should have? Hell yes. But living life to the fullest and taking pleasure from your hobbies is what it's all about. So even though I went over my allotted gun collection monthly budget (it's not a set amount), I made out pretty <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/uBpPZs3z004" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com0http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2017/03/another-gun-show-another-mauser.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-82888097141166332652017-02-25T13:46:00.000-08:002017-02-25T18:44:57.135-08:00Las Cruces Lions Club Gun Show - February 2017
I had originally brought along a nice camera and digital voice recorder to the Las Cruces Lions Club Gun Show today, with the intent of interviewing some vendors and patrons in regards to their feelings about the recent gun law proposals that have been working their way through the New Mexico state legislature. I thought it might make for an interesting video. But at the last moment, I decided <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/6ERf-wREZWQ" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com0http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2017/02/las-cruces-lions-club-gun-show-february.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-68476146776671684182017-02-24T14:44:00.000-08:002017-02-24T14:44:56.667-08:001943 Turkish Mauser - Ankara
Today I added an 8th Mauser to my growing military Mauser collection. This one is a gorgeous 1943 Ankara Turkish Mauser in 8mm. This model is commonly known to US importers as the Model 1938. However, from my research I have learned that the Model 1938 isn't just one rifle with common parts. The Turks often cobbled together Mauser parts that were interchangeable, to make complete rifles. Turkish<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/5vHxFm7pxRM" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com0http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2017/02/1943-turkish-mauser-ankara.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-14200997787546204622017-02-22T19:04:00.001-08:002017-02-22T19:04:22.743-08:00Video - Yugo 59/66 SKS Cosmoline Removal
The featured video highlights my preferred method for removing cosmoline from your Mil-Surp rifles. In this case, a Yugoslav 59/66 SKS.
I like to employ a heat gun, which turns the cosmoline from a thick, sticky substance, into an oily, easy to wipe away liquid. I then spray down the parts with mineral spirits and wipe them clean.
So easy!
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/Sf9EvGdYQco" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com0http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2017/02/video-yugo-5966-sks-cosmoline-removal.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-6417120578534220102016-11-20T18:27:00.002-08:002016-11-20T18:27:57.047-08:00Mississippi Armed Forces Museum - First Army Academy
I had to attend a military school at Camp Shelby, Mississippi earlier this month and I took the opportunity to visit a fantastic military museum during my time off. Visiting museums is one of my favorite things to do and I always make an effort to visit as many as I can whenever I am in a new city.
The class I had to attend was the Observer Coach / Trainer certification course held at the <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/JGc20tPO9Q8" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com2http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2016/11/mississippi-armed-forces-museum-first.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-16777556297019913432016-09-27T18:28:00.001-07:002016-11-01T18:23:06.550-07:00New Video - Shooting Tannerite with Friends and Cute Girls!
I had a "blast" shooting some Tannerite with Nick, Dave and the beautiful Brianna and Marina. We shot a number of firearms including a few AR15's, an RPK, Mauser and a few .22's and pistols. But the highlight of the afternoon, of course, was the Tannerite. I got a few slow motion video shots and even some drone video from overhead.
I also shot some 8mm ammo from the 1950's with mixed results.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/vh5zs2X_iJs" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com0http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2016/09/new-video-shooting-tannerite-with.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-22735036166106014412016-09-27T06:47:00.001-07:002016-09-27T06:47:09.678-07:00When in Doubt - Girls with Guns
I was just looking at my blog here and realized I haven't posted in a while. Stay tuned for a new video coming later this week. My friend Nick and I went out to shoot up some tannerite with a friend of his, Dave and two very good looking girls. In the spirit of good looking girls, here is another installment of Girls with Guns, which works well as an update when there's nothing else to post...
<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/8L4ilBFDGMg" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com0http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2016/09/when-in-doubt-girls-with-guns.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-1641905501328604772016-07-26T14:27:00.001-07:002016-07-26T14:27:36.085-07:00Video - Here's Why I Was Unable to Zero My Eagle Arms AR15 with MAGPUL MBUS Flip-Up Sights
I went out to the range a couple of weeks ago, with my new friend Nick. We both had AR15's that we needed to zero and well, I messed up. We both had Magpul MBUS flip-up sights so I looked online to see which way to mount them and well, I got it wrong. When we got to the range, I looked at Nick's sights and according the photo I found on the internet, they were on backwards, but it was the photo <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/VmUVfmv_nNw" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com0http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2016/07/video-heres-why-i-was-unable-to-zero-my.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8120689736438082742.post-62912966683003615682016-07-17T06:16:00.002-07:002016-07-17T06:16:49.740-07:00Gun Free Zones - Short Film
It's a difficult task, making a short film, and subject matter aside, this short film was made quite well. Especially considering it was probably made on a budget of less than $1000 which probably came straight out of the directors own pocket.
"Laws that forbid the carrying of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes"
This quote is often attributed to <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/blogspot/eogdf/~4/xQtzz0tZK5E" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>Felix G Photographyhttps://plus.google.com/107273594313845244192noreply@blogger.com0http://mygundiary.blogspot.com/2016/07/gun-free-zones-short-film.html